Sanctuary Arts Newsletter Archive

Come to our annual Winter Art Fair on Saturday, December 11th from 11-4. . This years vendors include Alice Carol; Carter Humphreys; Annie Thompson; Lindley Briggs; Carol Endicott; Melinda Salazar; John Forti; Emily Boucher, Ellen Mitchell and Julie Marvin. Goods include Jewelry, salves, cards, origami light sets and kits, paintings, bronze work, textiles and more!

Lights by Julie Marvin

Portrait by Anthony Alemany

High school students can get half-off any class they want to take regardless of need (providing they are available). Go to Portfolio prep for High school students — sanctuaryartsconnects

BOTANICAL DRAWING;
Rendering with Pen & Ink with Carol Morley

(SA 9)

Learn the art of Botanicals with crow quill pen rendering. Capture the beauty of garden flowers and other natural forms with this expressive medium. Learn how to hold the pen to draw different strokes from exquisite flowing lines to rich tones and textures. Have fun exploring the variety of pen and ink techniques and experiment adding color and mixed media to your drawings. Open to all level of skills.

Two Saturday Morning Jewelry Workshops with Alice Carroll

Linked Bracelet

(SA 21) and Bezel Set Sea Glass or Beach Stone Ring (SA 22)

No experience is needed to attend these two one session workshops with master jeweler Alice Carroll. The Linked Bracelet is made with multiple links that are measured, formed, hammered then fused. Once each link is made they are connected together to create the bracelet. The Bezel Set Sea Glass or Beach Stone Ring class makes a great use of your favorite piece of sea glass or that perfect small beachstone and turn it into a beautiful ring. Bring your own stone or use one that is supplied. The class will cover metalsmithing techniques such as forming, texturing, bezel setting and soldering.

Bill Paarlberg introduces Practical Watercolor Techniques: Tactics & Inspiration for the Beginner/Intermediate

(SA 14)

Do you have some experience with watercolor, but find yourself unable to im-prove? Do your brilliant beginnings too often get worse as you go, becoming muddy, overworked, and unfocused? Do you have a hard time deciding just what you want to paint? If so, this workshop is for you.

Consider a gift to our Non Profit scholarship entity- Sanctuary Arts Connects.

(www.sanctuaryartsconnects.com) We are trying to become more inclusive, offering half scholarships to folks who can't normally afford our classes.

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In Person Classes for all who are vaccinated!

We are all happy to be meeting in person again, engaged in the pursuit of learning the intricacies of art making. I love seeing the relief and satisfaction of folks coming together to study, socialize, and create. I hope everyone gets their booster vaccine and we all have a great winter making art!

Cheers,

Christopher

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Classical Portrait Intensive

Of special interest is a 4 day Classical Portrait Intensive (SA1) offered by Joshua Langstaff, January 14 – 17. Working with a live model, Joshua will demo extensively at the beginning of each day. The importance of accurately blocking in shapes, modeling form and constructing a fully rendered drawing on toned paper, in a system based on the Atelier design of training painters, offers the perfect way to train your eyes and hands under the guidance of a Master Draftsman. Joshua Langstaff also offers Classical Figure Painting (SA 12) exploring figure painting techniques that have been passed down from Master to student since the days of the Old Masters.

Pastel

I’m happy pastel artist Robin Thornhill is coming back for a one day workshop Lighten Up! Creating a Sense of Light in Pastel (SA 16). She pitched in to lead a Plein Air pastel workshop when another pastel artist couldn’t make it and she received many kudos. So come learn how to add a sense of light to your pastels, with plenty of demonstrations, handouts and individual instruction.

Monoprinting

Amanda Rouse joins us with a weekend workshop - Monoprinting (SA 15). This is an exciting printing method that combines painting and drawing with stamping, transfers, textures and a touch of chance! Use water-based inks to make painterly prints that are one of a kind. You won’t regret it!

Contemplative Art Practices

Sean Kramer joins us once again to enlighten us with Contemplative Art Practices (SA 5). With an emphasis on process using art as a meditative practice, students will explore mandalas and yantras, spontaneous and intuitive art making while working with symbols, surrealist techniques, drawing personal journeys, and more. Sean is a former monk whose wisdom and curiosity create a safe, playful environment to make art in.

Painting with Tom Glover

Tom Glover has two offerings to keep us entertained through a long winter. Rocks & Docks
(SA 3) takes advantage of the coastal region where we live. Rocky shores and commercial docks provide plenty of visual fodder for artists to explore. Birds, Flying Towards Spring (SA 4) provides an artistic examination of birds- their habits, habitats, structures while trying to capture their beauty.